Image from: Two Cups of Coffee, a series of documentary photos by UT Health Science Center photographer Lester Rosebrock, will be on display in the Briscoe Library Information Commons beginning in November. Copyright Lester Rosebrock; used with permission.

Library classes for November and December

All library classes are free and open to all. Advance registration is appreciated but not required. If you would like to request a class or schedule a consultation at any HSC campus, please contact the library at (210) 567-2450 or email AskaLibrarian@uthscsa.edu.

If you would like to schedule a special class or orientation for your department or group at other days/times, please contact us! To register for a class or to read class descriptions, visit the online class schedule.

When you register for a library class, your registration confirmation email includes a file that you can save as an appointment into your electronic calendar.

Two Cups of Coffee- photos document a medical service experience in Ethiopia

In June of this year Dr. Richard Usatine and eight students from the School of Medicine departed for a four-week medical service experience in Ethiopia. Lester Rosebrock, a photographer and videographer who works with IMS- Academic Technology Services, accompanied the group on a trip that took them through Washington D.C. on the way to Addis Ababa, and then on to the village of Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia. Two Cups of Coffee, a series of fifteen photos currently on display in the Briscoe Library Information Commons, documents their time in Africa. The exhibit has been planned to coincide with the UT Health Science Center’s International Education Week activities.

In recent years, the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics has provided 204 students with opportunities to experience medical service abroad. In addition to Ethiopia, students and faculty have traveled to Guatemala, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and India. Students engaged in global health work participate in medical rotations and help communities do planning to address common and preventable conditions. They bring back information that can be incorporated into research projects, gain leadership experience, and provide compassionate care.

“My approach to photography is photojournalistic,” Rosebrock says of his exhibit. “It’s exciting to visit a country for the first time and explore it with a camera. When we drove from the airport to the hotel, I was amazed to see so many people just standing around, and shocked to see people sleeping on the ground wherever they could find a little shade. People in the city, seeing that I was white and probably having money, tried to sell me anything and everything. They were so persistent that I wound up staying in my hotel room. But once we traveled to Aleta Wondo, people became very friendly. Everybody loved to have their photo taken and laughed when they saw their image on the back of the camera.”

In addition to Dr. Usatine and Lester Rosebrock, the team that traveled to Ethiopia included Elena Bery, Julia Boster, Eric Brown, Adam Dunstone, Nicholas Harrell, Amanda Lipsitt, David Meyer, and Lauren Scalercio.

Lester hopes his photos will inspire others to learn about global health opportunities, and possibly to undertake a global health journey of their own. The exhibit will be on display in the Briscoe Library Information Commons through the end of the year.

Most frequently used electronic journals

The UT Health Science Center Libraries’ current journal subscriptions are now almost entirely available in electronic format, following a continual conversion from print to electronic journals that began in the late 1990’s. At last count, the library has 89 journals that are received in print-only format. Librarians monitor the use of electronic journals through data provided by publishers.

During the 2011 academic year, more than 1 million electronic journal articles were viewed by UT Health Science Center faculty, students, staff, and visitors to the Briscoe Library and its branch locations. The ten most frequently used electronic journals were Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature, Science, Cancer Research, Journal of Neuroscience, Cell, Blood, Journal of Immunology, Lancet, and PLoS One. For the first time, PLoS One, a rapid publication open access journal, is among the top ten most frequently viewed electronic journals in the library’s collection.

Questions or comments about the library’s journal collection? Contact John Weed, Head of Collection Resources, weedj@uthscsa.edu.

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Briscoe Library book giveaways in November

The Briscoe Library will have a series of book giveaways throughout the month of November at the main entrance of the library. Books to be included in the giveaway are old editions withdrawn from the library’s collection or donations given to the library but not needed for the collection.

All books are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information contact Andrea N. Schorr, Cataloging & Acquisitions Librarian, at 567-2400 or email at schorr@uthscsa.edu.

Library classes for October and November

All library classes are free and open to all. Advance registration is appreciated but not required. If you would like to request a class or schedule a consultation at any HSC campus, please contact the library at (210) 567-2450 or email AskaLibrarian@uthscsa.edu.

If you would like to schedule a special class or orientation for your department or group at other days/times, please contact us! To register for a class or to read class descriptions, visit the online class schedule.

When you register for a library class, your registration confirmation email includes a file that you can save as an appointment into your electronic calendar.